OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweentheFAST
andSLOWpositions(Figure15).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure15
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostartthe
engine.
2.Pulluponthechokecontroltoengagethechoke
beforeusingtheignitionswitch(Figure16).
3.Pushdownonthechokecontroltodisengage
thechokeaftertheenginehasstarted(Figure
16).
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Figure16
1.Onposition2.Offposition
OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure17).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedtomakemorethan1
attempttostarttheenginethersttimeafter
addingfueltoacompletelyemptyfuelsystem.
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Figure17
2.Turntheignitionkeytoshutofftheengine.
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